Meanwhile.
On the plains below the Starting Plateau, where the Three Families lived.
Zhou Yue was holding a stick, enthusiastically trading blows with hordes of Tombats.
"That's for being a Glutton! That's for your Bottomless Stomach! That's for being a Chronic Slacker!!!"
Zhou Yue did not even summon a Pal. He simply grabbed his stick and whacked the Tombats over the head, without even using a Pal Sphere.
At this point, the mere sight of a Tombat annoyed him. They were practically becoming his heart demon.
Although he was killing Pals, Zhou Yue did not actually feel guilty.
In another Illusion Realm, such as the Illusion Alliance's "King of Ten Thousand Beasts," a one-sided slaughter would certainly have made him somewhat uncomfortable.
But "Palworld" was different.
"Palworld" had a distinctive, adorable art style, with a touch of fairy-tale fantasy.
Neither Pals nor humans even shed a splash of blood when injured. They only gave some very amusing reactions.
Even when Pals died, they merely closed their eyes and stuck out their tongues, as though they had drunk themselves senseless.
So however players bullied Pals, they never really felt particularly guilty. Instead, they found it entertaining.
Of course, there was one situation that induced guilt.
The Meat Cleaver.
But Zhou Yue had not gone that far off the deep end yet.
"Take that, and that! Die, you rotten cat!!!"
"Smack, smack, smack, smack, smack, smack!"
"That feels good!!!"
After venting his anger, Zhou Yue saw pink Tombats lying all across the surrounding plains, covering the hills and fields, and could not help shouting in satisfaction.
"Ah, I'll sleep well tonight. Now I can go catch Pals with peace of mind..."
Feeling thoroughly satisfied, Zhou Yue turned to head toward the Extraction Point.
Suddenly, an enormous pink figure appeared in his field